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Marciniak knows how to handle EURO finals - at least at U-21 level. Last summer, he officiated Sweden's win over Portugal under the eyes of Pierluigi Collina - and excelled with a calm and sovereign performance.

Let the players protest - Marciniak is used to headwind: He was a cyclist before his active referee career.

He is the most inexperienced referee of all EURO Referee just looking at the time when he started officiating. Most referees started around 1990, Marciniak in 2002. Having become international in 2011, he only needed 4,5 years to become Elite. Be sure: He can reach something big in France.

Refereeing Style

Pleasantly unremarkable. In almost all of his recent international matches, Szymon Marciniak was hardly visible. Usually he has a modest and pleasantly calm interaction with the players, keeps his matches under control and, above all, keeps them at a very calm and smooth level. This does not mean that he is passive though: Considering his relatively small experience, his body language skills and player management are everything but unremarkable...

His signs of recognition. A baldy with a robotic running pattern, a Michelin Man like body posture and a quite individual interpretation of diagonal movement - that's Marciniak :). Though he is one of the best referees at the tournament, I dare to say.

He might appear as an outsider given his small international experience, but I could imagine that this tournament could mean his ultimate breakthrough at UEFA level. Definitely a referee belonging to the pool of officials that have realistic chances for the quarterfinals - and maybe even more.